Minneapolis vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Minneapolis	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$2042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$4753
🏠 One person rent	$1311	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$2255	$2062
🍽️ Food expenses	$641	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4843	$3815
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	83	33
😀 Quality of life	89	80
🏙️ Population	430K	543K

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 10% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 1193rd and 1697th ($2240 vs $2042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1071st and 1492nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Ranked 31st vs 103rd best cities to live in the United States, and 158th vs 441st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Tucson

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	Minneapolis	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.98	$5.94
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1458	$1123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1065	$931
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2657	$2062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$73.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$2528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2511	$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.4	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.67	$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.9	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.15	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.21	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.67	$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.85	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.31	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.3	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$117	$93.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.8	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.7	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.1	$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1651	$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24407	$15695

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2241
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2246
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2285
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2174
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2238
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2356
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2287
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2312
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2403
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2285
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2408
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2094
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2284
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2303
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2490
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2253
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2357
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2346
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2166
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2101
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2438
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2093
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2272
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2132
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2215
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2206
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2102
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2378
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2521
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2073
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2489
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2140
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2340
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2173
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2138
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2264
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2332
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2690

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2105
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2043
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$874
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2324
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2414
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2427
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2392
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2425
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2381
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2390
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2485
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2428
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$2339
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2405
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2379
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2315
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$865
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2347
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2275
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$914
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$932
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1828
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1941
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2692
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2066